Carmelo Anthony wanted to be a New York Knick a few years ago, and nothing has changed.

Anthony is staying in New York, announcing his decision yesterday in a posting titled “My City,
My Heart” on his website.

“This organization has supported me and, in return, I want to stay and build here with this city
and my team,” Anthony said.

He did add that he owed it to himself to explore all his options as a free agent, and thanked
the teams he met with for their interest.

“Through it all, my heart never wavered,” he wrote.

The Knicks can pay the All-Star forward nearly $130 million over five years, although Anthony
has said he would be open to taking less than the maximum salary if it would help build a winning
team.

Anthony decided four summers ago that he wanted a trade from Denver to New York, and the Nuggets
finally were able to accommodate him in February 2011.

Anthony, 30, was born in Brooklyn, but he also wants to compete for championships, something the
Knicks don’t seem capable of at the moment. They went 37-45 last season, the first time in Anthony’s
11-year career that he missed the playoffs.

The Knicks hired Phil Jackson as president in March, and Anthony believes the 11-time champion
as a coach can turn the organization into a winner.

Jackson said in a statement, “(General manager) Steve Mills and I have assured Carmelo through
our conversations that we share the vision and the determination to build this team.”

Parsons joins Mavs

Chandler Parsons is going to the Dallas Mavericks after the Houston Rockets decided not to match
the restricted free agent’s three-year offer sheet worth more than $45 million.

Parsons tweeted that he had heard from the Rockets three days after he signed the offer sheet.
Houston had until yesterday to match.

Mark Cuban welcomed Parsons to Dallas in a message on a Cyber Dust account controlled by the
Mavericks owner and the team.

Parsons played his first three NBA seasons with the Rockets.

Deng joins Heat

Free-agent forward Luol Deng agreed to a two-year, $20 million deal with the Miami Heat, said
Herb Rudoy, one of his agents.

The deal includes a player option for the 2015-16 season, Rudoy said.

Deng is entering his 11th NBA season, having spent almost his entire career with the Chicago
Bulls. He appeared in 40 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers after a trade last season.

He will fill the small-forward spot formerly occupied by LeBron James.

Bosh states case

Chris Bosh said his decision to remain with the Heat came down to family.

“We’ve built a life in south Florida, and we’re comfortable,” Bosh said. “So I had to do what’s
best now for myself and my family.”

It probably didn’t hurt that, with James leaving for Cleveland, Miami could offer Bosh the
maximum contract — one year and $30 million more than the Rockets would have been able to pony up.
But he’s also happy to fill the void of being the Heat’s leader.

“I’m excited for the challenge,” said Bosh, who was the leader of the Toronto Raptors before
leaving for Miami. “I feel this is a chance to prove to myself and others that I can still do
this.

“I want to see if I can do what’s necessary to go in there and win every night. That’s the
challenge of being a leader. It excites me. It’s been a long time, and I feel like I’m a much
better player and a leader now.”

Notable

The final details on the Jeremy Lin trade to the Los Angeles Lakers: The Rockets sent 2015
first- and second-round draft picks along with Lin for the rights to center Sergei Lishchuk.